adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being replaced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a replaceable battery replaceable parts
The machine uses a replaceable filter.
He knew he was not easily replaceable at work.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substitutable
Antonyms: irreplaceable
2
noun
Meaning 2
Anything that can be replaced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
capable of being replaced
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: irreplaceable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English replace Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English replaceable From replace + -able.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
сменяем
(smenjaem)
— capable of being replaced
Bulgarian:
заменим
(zamenim)
— capable of being replaced
Catalan:
reemplaçable
— capable of being replaced
Catalan:
substituïble
— capable of being replaced
Czech:
nahraditelný
— capable of being replaced
Dutch:
vervangbaar
— capable of being replaced
Esperanto:
anstataŭigebla
— capable of being replaced
Finnish:
korvattavissa oleva
— capable of being replaced
Finnish:
korvattava
— capable of being replaced
French:
remplaçable
— capable of being replaced
French:
substituable
— capable of being replaced
Galician:
substituíble
— capable of being replaced
Galician:
substituíbel
— capable of being replaced
German:
ersetzbar
— capable of being replaced
German:
auswechselbar
— capable of being replaced
German:
wechselbar
— capable of being replaced
German:
austauschbar
— capable of being replaced
Hungarian:
pótolható
— capable of being replaced
Hungarian:
(substitutable) helyettesíthető
— capable of being replaced
Hungarian:
cserélhető
— capable of being replaced
Hungarian:
kicserélhető
— capable of being replaced
Italian:
sostituibile
— capable of being replaced
Italian:
rimpiazzabile
— capable of being replaced
Macedonian:
заменлив
(zamenliv)
— capable of being replaced
Polish:
wymienny
— capable of being replaced
Polish:
zastępowalny
— capable of being replaced
Portuguese:
substituível
— capable of being replaced
Romanian:
substituibil
— capable of being replaced
Romanian:
înlocuibil
— capable of being replaced
Russian:
заменимый
(zamenimyj)
— capable of being replaced
Russian:
замещаемый
(zameščajemyj)
— capable of being replaced
Russian:
сменный
(smennyj)
— capable of being replaced
